Nextdoor connects neighbors to everything nearby: local businesses, services, news updates, recommendations, and stuff for sale from the people down the block. It believes that bringing neighbors together can cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.
Building connections in the real world is a universal human need. That truth, and the reality that neighborhoods are among the most important communities in our lives, have been guiding principles for Nextdoor since the beginning. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor to tap into their neighborhoods worldwide, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, and Canada, with many more to come.
Nextdoor is a privately held company based in San Francisco with backing from prominent investors including Benchmark, Shasta Ventures, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Riverwood Capital, Bond, Axel Springer, Comcast Ventures, and others. For additional information and images: nextdoor.com/newsroom.
Total raised
$470M
Last stage
Public
Investors
Nirav Tolia
Technology founder, executive, and investor with over 25 years of experience. Previously Co-Founder and CEO of Epinions and Fanbase, and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Benchmark Capital.
LinkedInSarah Leary
Seasoned technology executive with 25+ years building and scaling consumer platforms. Previously served in senior leadership roles at eBay and Epinions. Harvard BA in Economics and MBA.
LinkedInPrakash Janakiraman
Co-Founder Emeritus and former Chief Architect at Nextdoor. Previously at Google managing engineering teams for Google Maps and Google Base. Attended UC Berkeley.
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